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12--Maintaining Interest in Safety Fic 12-5 --National Safety Congress workshop sessions give delegates an opportunity to "brainstorm" for answers to their various safety problems manship tactics can do more harm than good if they are insincere or if the basic safety pro gram is weak or unsound Feel free to submit interesting data, diffi cult problems, or "gimmicks" of any nature to the National Safety Council Through this cleannghouse, problems can be solved or given to others for solution The Council has information on every phase of safety, gleaned from the experience of members in various industries One man's solution to a problem may be of real help to many others A vast amount of program matenal of use to the safety professional is available in Na tional Safety Council publications For ex ample, many of the illustrations m this chapter were selected from winning entries of the monthly feature "Ideas That Worked" m the Council's National Safety News Each month a committee of staff members and volunteer officers judges the entries and every six months selects the best of the past six win 270 ners Every individual submitting a winning entry receives a gift certificate For informa tion, contact the Industrial Department, Na tional Safety Council Role of the supervisor The supervisor is the key man m any pro gram to create and maintain interest in safety because he is lesponsible for translating man agement's policies into action and for pro moting safety activities directly among the employees How well he meets this lesponsibility will determine to a large extent how favorably the employees receive the safety activities The supervisor's attitude toward safety is a significant factor m the success, not only of specific promotional activities, but also of the entire safety program, because his views will be reflected by the employees m his depart ment The supervisor who is sincere and enthu-